Idu-Mishmi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
“Chulikata” (pej.), “Chulikotta” (pej.), Ida, Idu, Midhi, Midu, Sulikota, Yidu Luoba
Population

11,000 in India (2001 census). 20% monolingual. Population total all countries: 11,080.

Location

Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang Valley district; Assam; West Bengal. Also in China (Yidu Luoba).

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Digarish
Dialects

Most similar to Digaro-Mishmi [mhu]. Different from Adi [adi]. May be a dialect of Mising [mrg]. Lexical similarity: 7% with the Miju-Mishmi dialect of Miju-Mishmi [mxj], 25% with Digaro-Mishmi [mhu].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; numerals after noun heads, adjective and relatives before noun head; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; comparatives; open syllables; tonal

Language Use

Home, community, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Assamese [asm], Hindi [hin], or Nepali [npi]. Educated use English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 55% (2001 census). Radio programs. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Idu-Mishmi
Writing
Tibetan script, used in China.
Other Comments

Mishmi Idu is a Scheduled Tribe. May not be in the Tani group, but is related. Traditional religion, Buddhist, Hindu.

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